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Post by dave on Dec 10, 2018 22:57:22 GMT -6
IMHO it is plenty early to start a thread about who's attending the FBS game next fall but as a Bison fan I guess aldewitt doesn't have any basketball teams to cheer for.
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Post by dave on Oct 17, 2018 22:07:46 GMT -6
Augie would not win a game in the MVFC period! Also jbb, stop trolling UND fans, there will never be a non schollarship Summit League Football Conference and UND is not dropping down to non scholarship football. As far as Augie's DII national championship in men's basketball it's my understanding that a few of their key players on that team had DI scholarship offers but chose to play down a level, it happens all the time in collegiate athletics. If Augie moves up they lose the advantage of being the DII alternative where an athlete can play down a level and be the BMOC. Don't get me started on their DII championship in baseball, DI baseball is a whole nother animal in the south and along the coasts where the powerhouse programs reside, good luck competing at the DI level. Dave, you say that Augie's D2 championship team couldn't compete with teams in the South and along the coasts, but could the current Summit League teams? I don't see any of them even remotely sniffing as much as a super regional. Not a knock against them, there are just too many obstacles to overcome trying to play baseball on the northern Great Plains in March and April. How do you think Augie would compete in baseball with teams like the Jacks and Bison in baseball if they were to play? Elcoyote I completely agree with your post, unfortunately for schools in the north success in baseball will be hard to come by with our horrible spring weather. It's too bad, I'm not anti college baseball, it's just the facts. Now if the NCAA moved baseball to the summertime that would be a game changer for the northern schools, however that will never happen. Yes I think Augie could compete with SDSU/NDSU but as long as Oral Roberts is in the league they will be playing for second place in a sport of minor importance in our region, which is sad because I'd really like to see DI college baseball succeed in this region.
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Post by dave on Oct 17, 2018 19:28:32 GMT -6
Augie would not win a game in the MVFC period! Also jbb, stop trolling UND fans, there will never be a non schollarship Summit League Football Conference and UND is not dropping down to non scholarship football. As far as Augie's DII national championship in men's basketball it's my understanding that a few of their key players on that team had DI scholarship offers but chose to play down a level, it happens all the time in collegiate athletics. If Augie moves up they lose the advantage of being the DII alternative where an athlete can play down a level and be the BMOC. Don't get me started on their DII championship in baseball, DI baseball is a whole nother animal in the south and along the coasts where the powerhouse programs reside, good luck competing at the DI level.
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Post by dave on Sept 29, 2018 7:19:19 GMT -6
steelsd is probably right. But it seems likely that 'rivalry' is being re-defined as 'most important game from a championship POV'. It seems like a local rivalry seems to grow as you age (ex - working in the same office as alumni from other schools). Example: The street I live on is a mix of USD/SDSU/Minnesota alumni, all with flags out on Saturdays. Zero NDSU or UND fans, so zero bragging rights in daily life. NDSU is a big game for USD too - it will be sold out, tailgating will be intense, etc., but it wouldn't be if both teams were 2-6. Both State/U games (when UND comes in) will matter even if both teams playing are having lousy seasons. Question - does the xDSU game today even matter? Regardless of the outcome, aren't both all but guaranteed high playoff seeding based on current perceptions? Absolutely this game matters, home field in the playoffs is dependant upon the outcome of this game. The road to Frisco goes through Fargo, it's nearly impossible to win up there in the playoffs. You're only hope is to land a top four seed and be on the opposite side of the bracket of the Bison, or better yet beat the Bison and hope someone else in the Valley can tag them with a loss or two and hope they will finally have to play on the road. I've watched too many Jackrabbit seasons end on the Fargo Dome turf.
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Post by dave on Sept 20, 2018 19:15:43 GMT -6
Interesting note about SDSU, going into the Bison game the Jacks haven't faced a starting quarterback yet this season, ouch talk about being thrown into the fire. I'd be more concerned if it wasn't a guy they've already seen. Stick is really good but it isn't like they haven't spent time preparing for him and playing against him. Heck I think Stick is a QB they've prepared to play more than any other starting QB. Yes they have played more games against Stick than any other QB, they have also played more games in the fargodome than any other stadium other than DJD.
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Post by dave on Sept 20, 2018 9:08:10 GMT -6
Interesting note about SDSU, going into the Bison game the Jacks haven't faced a starting quarterback yet this season, ouch talk about being thrown into the fire.
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Post by dave on Sept 10, 2018 14:22:54 GMT -6
What the... seriously? Why? I've often wondered why myself, the coozey and keep the hard liquor bottles covered rules baffle me, I'm assuming it's an image thing, maybe they don't want all sorts of bottles and cans in the pics on social media. But the point is why complain about it, the rules aren't that harsh, I'm not letting the tailgating rules get in the way of a good time, than again I'm old so maybe I don't know what a good time is anymore.
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Post by dave on Sept 10, 2018 11:54:28 GMT -6
I won't argue with you that tailgating in Vermillion and in other college towns is better, we have areas we need to improve on, it's the annual bitch fest that I don't get. The rules aren't that tough, wristband, no glass bottles, coozey over your can, and keep the hard liquor out of sight, do that and upd will leave you alone. The ironic thing is IIRC you need a wristband to drink at the Summit League Tournament nobody bitches about that. Having grown up and lived in the SE corner of the state all my life I've learned certain areas of the state the residents are a little more uptight than other areas maybe that's the problem.
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Post by dave on Sept 10, 2018 10:15:05 GMT -6
FWIW you have to take the complaints about tailgating on the bunny board with a grain of salt, IMHO it becomes an echo chamber, one person bitches and others fall in line. I was there Saturday, yes UPD patrols the area but it's no big deal. Throughout my life I've been to numerous all ages outdoor festivals where alcohol is permitted and wrist bands were required for all of them. It's no big deal simply walk a few feet to a booth where some nice friendly people will check your ID and put one on for you. If your too lazy to do that than I don't know what to tell you, wristbands are no big deal and are probably the easiest way to control under age drinking. As far as no tailgating during the game, well I always hate it when that silly football game gets in the way of a good afternoon drunk(sarcasm). The same people bitching about no tailgating during the game would be the same ones bitching about empty seats or an empty student section while a significant number of people are tailgating, the football game needs to take center stage not the tailgating, if those rules are too draconian for some people well I don't know what to tell them.
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Post by dave on Aug 30, 2018 10:14:50 GMT -6
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Post by dave on Jul 29, 2018 19:55:07 GMT -6
If Augie was located in Fargo aldewitt would be dead set against them joining the Summit. Everything you've said about Augie is true, but the bottomline is State and U fans don't want another DI school in an area that is so sparsely populated. In other words the increased popcorn sales won't make up for the resources (SF corporate dollars) Augie could take away from USD/SDSU.
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Post by dave on Jul 9, 2018 13:15:27 GMT -6
Really interesting article. I would think some of these guidelines would be logistical nightmares to comply with, but a lot of what the author stated made sense and the charts were eye opening. 15 scholarships for equestrian? I didn't realize it was that an expensive of a sport to offer. I wonder just how much of State's athletic budget that gobbles up? About $595,000. Similar spending to their golf (combined),baseball, swimming (combined) and soccer programs. www.sdbor.edu/administrative-offices/finance-administration/Documents/FY17AthleticReport.pdfI don't know if they are running at fully-funded scholarships, though. You can be under the limit. Check out the amount spent on equestrian the previous years I want to say at one time it was the second most funded sport next to football, YIKES!!!
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Post by dave on Jul 2, 2018 15:20:13 GMT -6
If you look at the BOR financial reports and compare FY 16 to 17 for SDSU you will see a jump in gate receipts from 2.7 million to 4.3, my guess the majority of that increase is coming from the new football stadium, mainly the premium paid for the premium seating. Regarding the difference in NCAA payouts IIRC the NCAA pays the shares for men's basketball out over something like seven years, (I can't remember that exact number of years). You don't start receiving shares until you are tournament eligible, so you guys are at something like year five of eligibility so in a couple of years you'll be at a full share, I think, I could be completely wrong on that. The other reason for the discrepancy may be due to our NCAA baseball appearance a few years back, or our football playoff games, but once again I don't know if there is an NCAA payout in either of those sports.
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Post by dave on Jul 2, 2018 12:19:20 GMT -6
Just a quick reply regarding SDSU revenue as I have to get going. FWIW your basketball ticket price is a little low while season tickets may average $10.50 GA tickets IIRC are around $20. The premium price paid for the football premium seating is substantial, and wrestling averaged IIRC around 2000 I think tickets are in the $20 range. Also keep in mind if SDSU reports actual people is seats attendance rather than tickets sold simply dividing revenue by attendance will skew the figures as a number of season ticket holders don't come to every game, so there are more walk up single game purchasers. In other words there are more tickets sold to the game than there are people attending.
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Post by dave on Jun 26, 2018 15:11:19 GMT -6
Zimmer is on KWSN right now he is reporting that recruits are being told by coaches Augie will make the move to DI.
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